New execs are here, there, everywhere

Federal contractors named new executives to focus narrowly, more broadly and as widely as possible.

Report: DOD needs WMD databases

DOD needs a database of potential locations of terrorist activity related to Weapons of Mass Destruction, according to a new Defense Science Board report.

ITT lands FAA air traffic control system

ITT Corp. has landed a FAA contract that could be worth more than $1 billion to build a new air traffic surveillance system.

Three file Alliant disputes

Three companies have filed bid protests against GSA's $50 billion Alliant contract. A decision by GAO to deny or accept the protests could come as late as early December.

Lockheed to upgrade command IT systems

The U.S. Joint Forces Command has selected Lockheed Martin to provide IT services at several command facilities in Virginia, Washington state and D.C. in an award worth an estimated $186 million.

ANC size rule to change

Companies awarding subcontracts to Alaska Native Corporations will soon be able to count the award toward meeting their small business goals, even if the ANC is not a small business.

New DIA award will seek intel support

A new DIA contract could be worth up to $1 billion. Although the agency said an RFP would be released by Aug. 27, no notice has been posted on the Federal Business Opportunities Web site.

Northrop subsidiary gets Dubai deal

Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Europe-based subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has won a contract from the Dubai Department of Civil Aviation to provide a range of integrated air traffic systems for the new Dubai World Central Airport.

Northrop tops lobbying expenditure list

Northrop Grumman spent $5.6 million to lobby the federal government in the first six months of 2007, the most spent among the largest federal IT contractors, according to the latest disclosure forms filed with the Senate.

Iteris grabs pair of Va. transportation deals

Iteris Inc. will provide intelligent transportation systems services and related technical expertise to the Virginia Department of Transportation under two new contracts.

Eight win Air Force assistance work

The Air Force Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base has awarded contracts to eight companies named to the ACC Contracted Advisory and Assistance Services III contract, valued at $400 million total.

Va. city taps Tyler for ERP work

Tyler Technologies Inc. has won a contract from Newport News, Va., to provide enterprise resource planning software to help the city improve its financial and human resource operations.

Woolever to head Harris homeland security

Harris Corp. has hired retired Coast Guard admiral Gerald Woolever to help grow the homeland security business of Harris Government Communications Systems.

BearingPoint to modernize Costa Rican tax system

BearingPoint Inc. has won a $20 million contract from the Costa Rican Finance Ministry to build a new tax system for the country.

DOD backs away from use of lead system integrators

A senior DOD procurement official said this week the Pentagon has little appetite for new contracts involving a lead system integrator approach, but stopped short of saying officials will never use the concept again.

ACS signs renewal with Calif. municipality

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. has won a contract renewal from Riverside, Calif., to continue supplying IT services.

Coast Guard divides vessel tracking project

The Coast Guard has decided to split into two phases and to initially focus on three geographic sectors in its upcoming Nationwide Automatic Identification System Increment 2 procurement.

Oberon joins DISA contract

Oberon Associates Inc., a woman-owned small businesses, has won a spot on a Defense Information Systems Agency network contract.

Verizon, SAIC team for converged business

A new fiber-to-the-desktop solution delivered by Verizon Business and SAIC aims to enable agencies to converge voice, video and data network services.

SAIC gets Eagle task from ICE

SAIC has won a task order worth as much as $85 million to provide IT operations and maintenance support to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau.